THE 18TH ANNUAL HANK-O-RAMA,A HONKY TONK TRADITION CONTINUES MAY 13, 2022
Hank Williams will be celebrated 69 years after his death with the 18th Annual Hank-O-Rama, Friday, May 13th, at The Cutting Room, 44 E. 32nd St., New York, NY, 10016 (212-691-1900). $20 in advance, $25 night of. Doors open at 6, music at 7. (thecuttingroomnyc.com)
The Ticket buy link is at www.eventbrite.com/e/hank-o-rama-xviii-tickets-310791394427?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
The show features dozens of Hank’s hits and rarities, including “Cold, Cold Heart,” “Hey, Good Lookin’,” “Your Cheatin’ Heart,” and many others, performed live by The Lonesome Prairie Dogs. The group features Lenny Kaye on pedal steel guitar and host Alex Battles, with guest stars Tammy Faye Starlite, Cliff Westfall, Sean Kershaw, Jordan McLean, Lil’ Mo Monica Passin, Matt Basile, and others from the Brooklyn & NYC country music firmament.
Hank was just 29 when he was found dead in the back seat of his Cadillac on the morning of Jan. 1, 1953, in Oak Hill, WV, en route to a New Year’s Day gig in Canton, Ohio. The Hank-O is a symbolic rain date for the last show Hank would ever miss.
Originally scheduled for its usual date on Jan. 1, this year’s unique springtime Hank-O-Rama is a rain date itself, after the New Year’s show was postponed due to last winter’s omicron surge. Check the thecuttingroomnyc.com for up-to-date entry requirements.
